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VA employees disciplined in health enrollment scandal
Veterans Affairs employeesface disciplinary action for their involvement in a scandal surrounding the department’s health care enrollment system.
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Senators move to give veterans access to medical marijuana
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday passed an amendment that would let Veterans Affairs doctors discuss and recommend marijuana as a potential medical treatment in states where it is legal.
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Senator pushes to fund fertility services at VA
An amendment to the Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill would allocate $88 million to VA to cover fertility treatments and counseling for veterans who can’t haveunable to have children as a result of wartime injuries
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Tricare to allow urgent care visits without a referral
Beneficiaries enrolled in Prime will be able to go to an urgent care clinic without a referral under a new program that starts May 23.
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VA health panel on closure report: ‘Nothing was done in secret’
Members of a blue-ribbon panel studying VA health care defended the group’s work last week, deflecting charges they want to shutter all Veterans Affairs medical facilities in favor of government-paid private care for veterans.
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List of Agent Orange-related diseases may expand
A VA working group is studying a report issued in March by the Institute of Medicine to determine whether bladder cancer, hypothyroidism and Parkinson’s-like symptoms should make a Vietnam veteran automatically eligible for benefits.
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Banned workout stimulant found in 14 dietary supplements
A new study has determined that 14 dietary supplements contain a stimulant banned in the United States.
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Reserve suicides up 23 percent — active-duty count remains steady
The number of active-duty personnel who died by suicide in 2015 declined slightly from the previous year but the figures for the reserves and National Guard rose.
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Panel weighs closing all VA health care — vets’ groups raise conflict of interest
A blue-ribbon panel created to evaluate the Veterans Affairs health system is weighing a radical proposal to eliminate VA medical centers and outpatient facilities over the next 20 years.
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Combat vets can apply for VA health care by phone
Combat veterans waiting for the Veterans Affairs Department to approve their applications for VA health care can now call VA to complete the process.
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VA employees disciplined in health enrollment scandal
Veterans Affairs employeesface disciplinary action for their involvement in a scandal surrounding the department’s health care enrollment system.
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Senators move to give veterans access to medical marijuana
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday passed an amendment that would let Veterans Affairs doctors discuss and recommend marijuana as a potential medical treatment in states where it is legal.
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Senator pushes to fund fertility services at VA
An amendment to the Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill would allocate $88 million to VA to cover fertility treatments and counseling for veterans who can’t haveunable to have children as a result of wartime injuries
-
Tricare to allow urgent care visits without a referral
Beneficiaries enrolled in Prime will be able to go to an urgent care clinic without a referral under a new program that starts May 23.
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VA health panel on closure report: ‘Nothing was done in secret’
Members of a blue-ribbon panel studying VA health care defended the group’s work last week, deflecting charges they want to shutter all Veterans Affairs medical facilities in favor of government-paid private care for veterans.
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List of Agent Orange-related diseases may expand
A VA working group is studying a report issued in March by the Institute of Medicine to determine whether bladder cancer, hypothyroidism and Parkinson’s-like symptoms should make a Vietnam veteran automatically eligible for benefits.
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Banned workout stimulant found in 14 dietary supplements
A new study has determined that 14 dietary supplements contain a stimulant banned in the United States.
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Reserve suicides up 23 percent — active-duty count remains steady
The number of active-duty personnel who died by suicide in 2015 declined slightly from the previous year but the figures for the reserves and National Guard rose.
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Panel weighs closing all VA health care — vets’ groups raise conflict of interest
A blue-ribbon panel created to evaluate the Veterans Affairs health system is weighing a radical proposal to eliminate VA medical centers and outpatient facilities over the next 20 years.
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Combat vets can apply for VA health care by phone
Combat veterans waiting for the Veterans Affairs Department to approve their applications for VA health care can now call VA to complete the process.
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VA employees disciplined in health enrollment scandal
Veterans Affairs employeesface disciplinary action for their involvement in a scandal surrounding the department’s health care enrollment system.
-
Senators move to give veterans access to medical marijuana
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday passed an amendment that would let Veterans Affairs doctors discuss and recommend marijuana as a potential medical treatment in states where it is legal.
-
Senator pushes to fund fertility services at VA
An amendment to the Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill would allocate $88 million to VA to cover fertility treatments and counseling for veterans who can’t haveunable to have children as a result of wartime injuries
-
Tricare to allow urgent care visits without a referral
Beneficiaries enrolled in Prime will be able to go to an urgent care clinic without a referral under a new program that starts May 23.
-
VA health panel on closure report: ‘Nothing was done in secret’
Members of a blue-ribbon panel studying VA health care defended the group’s work last week, deflecting charges they want to shutter all Veterans Affairs medical facilities in favor of government-paid private care for veterans.
-
List of Agent Orange-related diseases may expand
A VA working group is studying a report issued in March by the Institute of Medicine to determine whether bladder cancer, hypothyroidism and Parkinson’s-like symptoms should make a Vietnam veteran automatically eligible for benefits.
-
Banned workout stimulant found in 14 dietary supplements
A new study has determined that 14 dietary supplements contain a stimulant banned in the United States.
-
Reserve suicides up 23 percent — active-duty count remains steady
The number of active-duty personnel who died by suicide in 2015 declined slightly from the previous year but the figures for the reserves and National Guard rose.
-
Panel weighs closing all VA health care — vets’ groups raise conflict of interest
A blue-ribbon panel created to evaluate the Veterans Affairs health system is weighing a radical proposal to eliminate VA medical centers and outpatient facilities over the next 20 years.
-
Combat vets can apply for VA health care by phone
Combat veterans waiting for the Veterans Affairs Department to approve their applications for VA health care can now call VA to complete the process.
